Skyler Halford Athlete Profile - MBKB

Skyler Halford

Guard #23

Ht/Wt

175 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Orem,

Utah

Last School

Salt Lake Community College

Roster Years

2013-2015

Named an NJCAA All-America First Team honoree as a sophomore
Region 18 MVP and Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Year
Led SLCC to a record of 29-5 overall and 14-1 in the SWAC
Led SLCC to the SWAC and Region 18 titles and to the round of 16 in the NJCAA Tournament
Averaged 17.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals
Shot .461 from the field, .393 from three and .908 from the free throw line
Averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals as a freshman
Shot .452 from the field, .450 from three and .819 from the free throw line
Earned second-team all-region honors
Led SLCC to a record of 22-9 overall and 9-6 in the SWAC

As a senior was second in 5A in scoring at 23.6 points per game
Also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a senior and led the Timberwolves to the state tournament
Averaged 19.8 points per game as a junior
Averaged 13.2 points per game as sophomore

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2013-2014

Named WCC Player of the Week Jan. 6 for scoring 28 points on 11 of 16 shooting against San Diego while adding 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal
Named to the NABC Honors Court and received Bronze Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Posted season highs of 28 points (San Diego), 6 rebounds (twice), 4 assists (Santa Clara), 3 steals (at San Francisco), 11 field goals made (San Diego), 4 made threes (San Diego) and 11 free throws made (at San Francisco)
Scored 28 points and had 3 assists against San Diego on Jan. 4
Scored 18 points against Pepperdine and grabbed 6 rebounds on Jan. 9
Scored 12 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and had 4 assists against Santa Clara on Feb. 6
Scored in double figures 13 times, had 20-plus points once and 3-plus threes 3 times
Led the team in scoring once and assists twice
Averaged 7.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists and shot .431 from the field, .312 from three and .845 from the free throw line

Senior Year 2014-2015

Played in 34 games and started 4
Received the Dale McCann Spirit of Sport Award at the 2015 Y Awards
Ranked 1st in the WCC in 3-point field-goal percentage, 12th in 3-point field goals made and 30th in scoring
Concluded his BYU career ranked 7th for most consecutive games with a 3-pointer, 9th in career 3-point field-goal percentage (minimum 75 made 3s), 14th for highest effective field goal percentage and T-18th in 3 3-pointers games
Finished the 2014-15 season ranked 4th in BYU single-season history in 3-point field-goal percentage, 8th in effective field-goal percentage and 9th in free-throw percentage
Posted season highs of 19 points (Portland), 5 rebounds (3 times), 7 assists (twice), 3 steals (Utah) and 4 3-point field goals (Portland)
Scored in double figures 15 times and hit 3-plus 3-point field goals 9 times
Led the team in scoring once and assists 6 times